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hello and welcome to the show. i'm stymied. say that it's a man most of the taking with nearly a 1000000000 people eligible to vote. india is holding it's paula entry election as prime minister in there and remove the 6 of the consecutive tub. well, the 1st of 7 phase is began on friday and we'll last into june. so the election will be quick, but will it be free and fair? nowadays, opponents and rights groups have accused them of cracking down on descent. navigation is b j. p denies law scott guest about this shortly. and how important they so it is for india and for the rest of the world. before we start, i want to mention the indian government has failed to give phases to al, just serious correspondence to cover the story. so why covering the election from outside the country? image in canada has this report for nearly a 1000000000 indians voting and national polls with thousands of candidates buying

for seats and call them in 4 minutes to arrange a meeting from the governing b j t. c, concert mean office the opposition for the coming to should have different policies led by the once powerful national congress policy. the b j. p says that success is due to an economic growth welfare skis and moody's past due picking archie. but his opponents say it comes at the cost of democracy and say the elections and neither for you know, 5, there's no democracy, you didn't get to the guy you do other india is the world's largest focus. its the lights complete like 20 percent. the window votes for us and we're not able to be peace. put anything. right. and if there's been a go straight to the cooper less than that, actually the accusations of funny rejected by the b j. p. yeah. what's that mean

public in moody's hard work and diligence being a truthful person and with the support of god and serving people makes them not only the head of the country that a respected leader in the world today when get back, his body has been accused of promoting him do nationalism in a country that supposed to be a 2nd of state. i'm just international reported last month. that across time budget, jp, a peaceful descent and a position has reached a crisis point. it says a range of financial intel arisen news have been used to press the political position, media activists and human rights defenders. a john, let's say the one story of us media landscape has been suppressed. thought of the tradition, the media was a voice of the opposition. something now the media is glorifying that government is something i'm making fake news for that. and what if i do,

or the national congress party had been in power for more than 50 years. but moody accuses den, standing for corruption and nepotism. opinion polls suggest the b j. p family in the need. that is a long road ahead. huge selection will take 6 weeks to complete, and during the 1st of june, with the results expected a few days later, imaging kimber out 0 inside story. well, before we get into the discussion, let's take a closer look at the mechanics of the election. well, as we mentioned, 91000000000 people are registered to vote. so it is will cost that balance and $7.00 sizes at to 1000000 polling stations until early june. there are 543 seats in deluxe top hot or low, a house of parliament. a policy needs a simple majority of 272 states to govern. india is $28.00 states who will decide whether to extend the rule of prime minister and the render moody's

b. j. p committee was 1st elected 10 years ago. it was re elected in 2019 after the highest votes had to announce in india's history, the b j p's main challenge. it is the indian national congress. the policy is going for much of the 77 years since independence body is accused of silencing his critics and cracking down on independence media. india has full and 21 places in the annual world press freedom index, and india is 200000000. most of them say they've been persecuted to the beach, a piece into nationalist policies. the beach i pay denies it, discriminates against muslims, and not the minorities the a lot spring in, i guess the old joining us from india today. we have joining us from bank, lulu mohan, christian spokes person for the governing. but how do i see

a genetic policy? you'll be j. p in 10, the god ice cream cut the al spokesperson for the opposition indian national congress. and then you deli survosity, the scope to are upholstered for the why, who specializes in in the, in politics a little more control of you. if i could start with survosity, 1st of all, the new data, can the election be accurate? it's kind of represent the will of the people in an environment where we've seen all position figures arrested and the congress bodies even had its bank accounts frozen. that's right. so these elections are deacon, please. so in, in what some would see unprecedented circumstances of the scene over the last few months. opposition be done? spring cheese minnes does happen, or that's did one from the state of childcare and another from the nations opportunity. i knew that each i'd been gives you as vetted as human suiting and as you use, as mentioned. so outcomes of the main office ocean foggy,

the phone respond to have also been rules and, and the have said that the have its on possible for them to fight to the elections with the same sprint without the access to the funds. now what's that is that, is that feel free and fair then survosity or so yes, questions are being raised, whether the of these elections will be 3 and says that the on this is eventually on the election commission of and del, which is still up for the body in india and the one would think that the would use their independence intact doors incident. incidence would make one question whether the idaho acting in the interest of democracy. but one would hope that with the largest democracy when integral elections at the moment, the election commission read a showed that these elections are said. but of course, in order for us to be these on the election collisions rule is when, because as we ne and he, one of the election commission does resigned. and that without giving any reason,

then to what the election commission as board appointed me to you on the eve of the election starting of we've had of you since you've had 5 minutes to the end of all the very clearly invoking religion in all his speech is which is a violation of the martin code of conduct of the election commission of india, and constitutes a corrupt practice under the represent the addition of the peoples act which governs elections in india. but he's not to code anything from the election commission on that strand. so be hoping that in the find the legs, the size of the building, that is i'm to be that the election commission will afford it's monday to be fed by . okay, fost for students. oh, make us this is the question. all right, let me take some of those points to mol, home from the b, j, p. so as survosity mentioned, some of the criticisms about changes in the election and last minute appointments in the election commission being allegations the beach i p as well,

manipulating states institutions like the tax department, the enforcement direct, sort of even the central bureau of investigations. this all add up to a b j. p. attempt to sub 2 elections. the little one thing i hired very efficiently, the senior journalist speaking about india's life today, let me ask a simple question. was it the government which has removed the commissioner? no, he desired. i'm on the eve of the not on the heap activity now the demo because he did a position on the some of the governor, the some of the younger list by of genovius this big in such a language that democracy is not that mr. monte hung up on parameters of the country, not in the movie has made a constitutionality has made a change. i mean amendment has been made for the appointment the production

commission because they certainly that it has been a daughter to get somebody to appoint the election commission, which was not, they're not gonna be going to be gone goods such as they've gone to the governments here they appointed election commission, got 2 bedrooms and be sure to date is not happening, but it may not be not, no big organizations which comes under the has to be the be appointed without the functions of the big opposition, greater than white, the democracy to the government. of the dia and the prime minister for the has made a lot of changes. the colonial lots have been replaced with the new dr. richmond. so for the next, under the mr. not in the movie has had it brings up on one thing to be in the system of bought. it bought it. there's that spring and the opposition that spring and ashley ben does more harm. have a point when he says,

the opposition also has a long history of election manipulation, and corruption scandals. number one does not do that, but these government or in this thing has been against democracy, has be against constitution. i'm the undermining the on the supreme court. i give examples of how they have been. ready number, why you're the member that you want. events will be good. have said that the committee that select the election goes up and shall include the chief justice up in the in that. but if i beat that by the broader law and this the comment and the rest will be good, my question is the idea is what the possible problem to do habit to see that being a part of that community. so that credit ability equality, drafted mc responsibility. good. i mean enjoying all right,

you've made that point. i really have to move on. i've been trying, bringing survosity back into the discussion what, what is the term for moody mean for civil liberties for human rights. and it's 2022 report freedom house, the prime minister movie, and the b j. p head presided over a quote, rise in persecution affecting the most and population harassment of journalists and non governmental organizations. all the rights. so an interesting find all small unfortunately i just mentioned just decides that we've recently learned from reports. so a wonderful addition i just need, i chose that they did not were just working on its own in dices, of, of, of, of, on, of these things. for instance, freedom of speech and democracy, then kings and all of that. so what have so there wouldn't be an effort by the new government without owning it and keep getting. so some back to these design things that are without globally, again, it can be questioned in some form and it has so the government has undo primary

stability has put as due to all these things that have been put forward by international organizations. whether it's the vida and report of or the the awards press the dom ranking, which in the $162.00 out to fall. 180 countries of incident has been an effort from the government to see that these of these big goals. and these and dices are north oh, i put putting out a very function image of what it is and there has been known. and for the image as part of the month to the part you want to see all this government as we have seen out. so we might see going ahead in the next 5 years that you got to put something on, say gods. but it would show it in the light that the one to but the fact is that we have seen of crushed the decision to be crushed in the car and see in the past few years. and we have seen the are joining this, b, g is we have c,

l o n g was having the funding card. and because of the patients under the f c r e, which are agreed so far in finding all these things have been happening. uh, press freedom is also on do a trade in india, right. but um yeah, i just wanna cause time is getting. so i'm gonna give a chance to month to come back in on some of these criticisms that coming from internationally recognized institutions about how to like the amnesty international report of january 24th 2024, which condemned what it called the impunity of indian authorities, indiscriminate free demolitions of most of the properties. the government also called the attention of the you and human rights office, which condemned the 2019 citizenship amendment act was fundamentally discriminatory . your response to that. what reason i'm left, he has got to be in india, they have belated with the congress goldman. i brought in the last 2014 finest

without paying the taxes. because following the law of the land india, india law. right now that they're talking about the, the one likes in the country. what's a good, you know? yeah, well how with all due respect, i think what international organizations are criticizing, including the un is discriminatory measures, but target what they see is targeting minorities over the him do majority all saying, but they all, they've got that all wrong. like the answer to that you, when has this question ever been days by be this going to matter? been days may park is done really. i'm sending you the word what to do the i didn't get the big motor in the going it the you and the human rights office and the new p related by talk you still on are you, you know,

suggesting that you and human rights office is being manipulated by pockets. donahue. i'm telling you this question that's been raised by the package diamond got that. it's not me. it's not including countries. you haven't been able to do a we have a very good relationship with view a. i'd be happy to start it. all right, thank you mohammed. let's move on to economics. what's at stake for the economy? survosity the b j. p has seen great economic growth and transformation in the economy has the i was looking at some figures between 20142022 india is g d p per capita, rose by roughly 40 percent tonight. yes. is that what's driving its popularity? i wouldn't say that we need to approach these because little bit of question because of my experiences reporting on the ground across the country has shown that there is huge resentment among the youth of the country due to unemployment and

height inflation. but this is not to see that movie spots and everything is decreased in any way. i would like to you today if that's the somehow for the, the foot movie is separate from the issues that the f, b, c, the movies, popularity remains intact. and the end of the issues, i've gone out of government fields, but that is not connected to moving anybody. so wherever you go in with us, the people, oh, what are the issues that you're facing? what are the issues that parties should be addressing? and this election needed before seem to be that he was unemployment on information when, if you ask them the vote for one day again, you can see yes, perhaps yes, his popularity is not seen and didn't, i'm in large part of this, of course is the reason is that the drum beating that has been done around the say good. all right and is still and people have been now quite so quite in the morning i would see by,

by his achievement whether the i deem that humans or whether the i are extraordinary achievement, whether it is so i just give you an example of hosting the g, $350.00 presidency in indiana, which happens a rotation for every country, but that has been portrayed in such a manner that the common man in the country to be things that it's, it's an unprecedented feet. and the, during the more he has the increase in the actual international the nationally as well, but unemployment and inflation and of the good. so on all the for leaks which is unique to and definitely fruit when to government jobs which the b g. b has also promised students manifesto, in fact, in the previous parliament, they shouldn't be brought to no law to stop the police. and in the, in the cutting election, manifest would be a problem is implemented. so there is some kind of acknowledgement that government, when does the problem in the congress might and says to this unemployment, right. and even though the patient is a drug, be have a problem is to provide to do that, government jobs. but this is, this is a huge problem. that is it,

facing the economy is something that people are talking about. so the indian economy mean a room would be know that from 2019 the and this is the detail which is the job see that was released just before the elections. and then after a few months after that, the government said that it is this, this detecting onto the light on. so it'd be a, just compare all of this, what's happening on the ground, what people are seeing. okay, so the right people are facing, distressing. i think you made that point. i must have, i know you've got your hand up, but mine had his hand up my hand. i'll give you a quick opportunity to come back on some of those points which survosity is making . the unemployment is still an issue, and i think some of the sites is like agriculture, a suffering to go ahead mohan, this mindset. the 2nd people cannot be changed. the movies on the and at least in the board, dancing and deputy go, leslie, go away. 6.8 to 7 percent in the next for the next 2 years at least. no,

i cannot be dropped if they are like that which number they may be be rely on. i cannot understand. brought me to the point of deployment. yes. based on employment is not because of what do you have comfortable in las vegas? yes. you did before the way they have not been addressed. but the reason that you have the, i said we use the india, they use our business has become very good for the people coming. i mean, the thing is media in the okay. come and get to talk to what, what, oh, okay, you might the, let me see the movie. let me give ask for you to come in on that. yeah. us free does not have a point when he says, actually, the method is predicting india is economy will grow at 6.5 percent in 2024. why with indians $1.00 to $2.00 risk of that and bank on this all physician the

lines to but it has nothing to do with them. i do by these comments, hadn't been the com this friday. is what i mean. that's 10 percent. it would i be united living person back into the system and once they used to leave the country, uh, the best of the grandkids is a big the guy that's able to climb difficult. preparing for time. the button is still gonna be the stop. let's wait, find me and maybe uh, number one, let's number what i understand. that was the business, the 11 thing was leading the country. uh the one thing with the comic as it was, but it was in yeah, that did not have to worry about that because the united states and once they west went out to be one of the best leaders that'd be out of the woods. but what i'd be the best to call them is we added the what and number 2, i wouldn't be the one with the ideas. these indeed are so many of us. so i was expecting that was nice when people these very best store because everything and

everything and ready for the very best i got mean by then the last the, the job on deliver it on got the problem was incorrect, wendy, to on that under the new surprises right? the loop need not the numbers. okay. i the pressing the thing, you know, a number of 542. i'm really sorry, but we've got to allow a little time to discuss some global issues of where india stands. i want to give that question to survosity and say it has to be g. p also presided over a shift in india is foreign policy. you know away from it, sort of historical, non aligned traditional stones towards a closer alliance with the us. and with israel, as i think we have seen of quite a shift in india as foreign policy in the last 5 years. so more than a deputy mcdaniel's, but in the last 5 years for shaw, if you see in the stands during the you know,

gosh award. if you see how india has been deemed, um, so it's, it's position doing uh is there and, and find the signs of the page and everything has been and the agenda site on going to the site in gaza. it oh, it had, and it was also the fact that of trying not spawns gratian in india, have been a wind contention for the opposition. and questions has been disease on that. but in terms of issues with docusign and yet has taken a very a christian up to the woods and, and even been there. tons of patients with china happened in the dock in just in june 2020. all right, and it's simple. the give out to the voice message, seeing that nobody has into it, i can see and nobody's been but he to of course we found out that many of us who just died. but the, i would see the in volume and evolution of in the us foreign policy under 5 minutes . different movie has become more effective, more nationalistic,

and reaches in line with his domestic politics as well. all kinds of action is also being seen in his international politics and how in guy, all right, globally in yes, on want to be seen as the clock to know any more and no one's ta associates wife, which is in a week of the woods, domestic, all it is for sure that i make that point let that, let me bring in my head for a quick opportunity to come back on some of that. do you agree with those? the opposite cool forces within india like the c p i. m, which, which of cold india is some of india sconces on the international stage, visit the, the war on goals are a shameful. do you agree that there's been a major transformation? a, c, c, b a m communist but the has vanished throughout the wire. now that data is get to be, is there, they need the, in some parts of the board. but then mine said will not change. we cannot do

anything. the funding policies. if you talk about lost any, yes, i can give it simple exact, but if any body's happening, you claim the baby's, the indians have been brought down back to india. what's good? and that goes makes them the site on. so you think you could a is really usa, you'll do you think uh, joe money, you'll get a country for the funding including you really have a really beautiful i'm in a relationship with that. you really also to do? how is it possible it is because of our approach? okay, give me the jump to go so far the policy was wrong. all right, let me bring in ash freight. you made that point. let me bring a nice, pretty nice this question has the all position alliance god, it's unit limits. the only one it's vision for foreign policy is because when you look at the congress pa, the manifesto,

big focus on china. congress lead is over the is of avoid it. being very critical of the woman ties with the us. when you look at the position and the manifesto of some of the congress policy allies like the c p i. m, they focus on the opposite. they focus on what they call us imperialism and calls to when security ministry ties with israel is the consensus within the opposition alliances to foreign policy. basically we have a consensus when it comes to funding policy and we definitely wouldn't be doing blunders like the present government or about them. but the has to be knew how you in his office this week, i mean, kind of a sports person was talking about the sign, you know, how it has the but on the other hand, the payment is the mr. movie, the rain, to be with the hispanic diploma payments them, especially by this time, which was a part of us. the appraisal was a, at this meeting said that had been needed. and then, and then the, you know,

maybe you're done on this time. so i, i'd suggest the find it least get up in the design goods in this debate. i know exactly this one was the number 2, the matches up by the government has dining. when again, a, b i, you know, or has not been able to predict the lights of the people have been to the see the government, if you will just stop by these videos and just what do you not be on the team and is the m s these are, do you and either leave the gotta be the following up and, and i'll be begin. the plan has done, he did not deliver to the right that point all straight. i'm afraid we all, we all running out of time and are you ready? sorry, i'm really sorry, but we all, we all are out of time. and before we go, i do want to pose one final question to mr. mohan and that is will be j. p. live golf from an allow. i'll just see a june list give out just the region this visas to come and cover the elections in

india. that depends on how to approach the country under the pretty much through the pretty much i'm so far. you have not given john street, anybody right from the beginning of the independence. now if you ask about a special one, that law has to be on monday. i think i think this election, it is, it may not be positive, but from the next election before, as soon as the government comes to but just remotely takes over at the right. it is the fact that you can approach that if you want me to throw diplomatic be and take a solution to this. all right, thank you very much. so i think it's time to find ca guess. well, it's been a very spirited discussion. well, i'm christian, a r street cut the out and survosity the scope to and thank you for watching to you can see the show again any time if you head over to our website, l g 0, don't com. and for further discussion, of course,

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